Housing
Finding safe, stable housing can be one of the most immediate and dire challenges people face when they are diverted from or leave prison or jail. Limited affordable housing options, coupled with policy barriers and stigmas associated with a criminal record, present significant challenges, particularly for people with behavioral health needs. Our team works with states and local communities to develop cross-system solutions that help connect people in the justice system with the permanent housing and the supportive services they need.
Explainer: Creating Housing Opportunities for People with Complex Health Needs Leaving Incarceration
Finding safe, stable housing can be one of the most immediate and dire challenges people face when they…
News & analysis
February 25, 2026
Application deadlines range from March 19–April 6, 2026.
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January 6, 2026
From new laws and reentry councils to increased funding and lowered barriers,…
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September 11, 2025
The CSG Justice Center Advisory Board establishes the policy and project priorities…
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May 21, 2025
Today, Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Representatives…
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April 8, 2025
The CSG Justice Center is pleased to announce 5 new members of…
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People leaving incarceration are at an elevated risk of homelessness, and collateral consequences and stigma pose significant barriers to obtaining post-release housing. In this video, people from communities across the country talk about their experiences both accessing and providing reentry housing.
Events
Community-Level Steps for Cross-Sector Collaboration to Increase Housing Opportunity (Part of the “Thinking Outside the Box Housing Webinar Series”)
Building Effective Partnerships with Continuums of Care to Increase Housing Options for People Leaving Prisons and Jails
Using American Rescue Plan and CARES Act Housing Resources to Support Reentry: HUD and Community Perspectives
Leveraging Rental Assistance and Supportive Services for People with Behavioral Health Needs
Leveraging Resources and Relationships to Develop New Housing for People with Justice Involvement
California Webinar Series: Common Practices for Connecting to and Using Housing as a Diversion and Reentry Strategy
Community Lessons on Developing and Prioritizing Housing for People with Behavioral Health Needs
This webinar will provide Stepping Up Ohio communities with the chance to learn from peers in Ohio and…
Homeless Services 101: What Reentry Service Providers Need to Know
In this webinar, presenters cover basic facts about homelessness, and how homelessness intersects with the criminal justice system;…
Reentry Housing Options for Sex Offenders
In this webinar, presenters review the latest findings on the relationship between improved housing stability and reduced recidivism…
Webinar: Overcoming Community Resistance to Reentry Housing
This National Reentry Resource Center webinar, held January 17, 2012 explored the findings from…
How to Use American Rescue Plan Housing Resources for Stepping Up
Hosted by The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center
The Role of Housing Supports in Reentry
This workshop discusses how to integrate housing solutions into the reentry process.
How State-Led Housing Initiatives Can Break the Cycle of Criminal Justice Involvement
This webinar focuses on how critical state leaders are to enabling local communities in their efforts to reduce…
External events
- Emerging Practices for Community Outreach and Communications to Gain Community Buy-in for Affordable Housing for Mental Health Diversion – external CA DSH link, presentation by CSG staff
- COVID-19 Office Hours: Rehousing in the Midst of Jail/Prison Decompression – June 26 – external HUD link, presentation by CSG staff
- Stepping Up: Addressing Housing Needs of People with Mental Illnesses in Jails – external NACo link, presentation by CSG staff
Key Staff
Strategy Director, Justice & Health Initiatives
Hallie
Fader-Towe
directs
strategy
for
projects
focusing
on
improving
safety
by
better
aligning
justice
and
health
systems.
Since
joining
the
organization
in
2009
as
a
policy
analyst,
Hallie
has
worked
with
leaders
in
almost
every
state
in
the
country
on
...
policy
and
practice
at
the
intersection
of
justice,
behavioral
health,
and
housing.
She
has
led
and
overseen
projects
related
to
state
policy
on
crisis
response,
pretrial
release,
competency
to
stand
trial,
familiar
faces,
diversion,
problem-solving
courts,
and
connections
to
housing
upon
reentry
and
has
worked
with
counties
of
all
shapes
and
sizes
on
analyzing
local
data
to
design
and
implement
new
policies
and
programs.
Hallie
received
a
BA
from
Brown
University
and
a
JD
from
Harvard
Law
School.
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